. >> after 35 years of representing the people of connecticut and the united states congress, i will not be a candidate for re-election this november. >> chris dodd's announcement actually mayhem his party. dodd had a ton of plit call baggage and he faced a tough re-election in a state that democrats dominate. with dodd out, democrats have a better chance now of keeping the seat. but it's a different story in north dakota where popular senator announced his retirement. a stake in all of this, the democrats 60-seat supermajority in the senate. even if their filibuster proof margin they've had a tough time passing big bills. if they lose their supervisor mare jority in this year's elections it will be even harder for president obama and congressional democrats to advance their agenda. betty, t.j.? >> all right. you know we've been asking you this morning, there's a new survey out that says only 45% of americans are satisfied with their careers. that is a low, the lowest in two decades, in fact. so we want to know, do you like your job? we're getting a lot of responses. let me take you